LAST BLOG POST!!!!!

Hey everyone,

Thanks for viewing our blog this semester, we have learned a lot about how to pitch and produce videos. We hope you have enjoyed viewing them this semester! It has been a lot of fun learning how to operate our camera and especially how to use final cut pro. We faced many challenges, but overall we're proud of the work we have produced.

Thanks again from Special Topix!!!

Libby, Shannon, Kristina

Metamorphosis from Glenn Marshall on Vimeo.

Jeff Mahmood

Bristol, RI--
Clashing Rhythms Dance Studio




Owner Jeff Mahmood is an alumni from Roger Williams University and has recently opened up his own dance studio on Gooding Ave.

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Bristol

Bristol, RI--

Music video to clips of downtown Bristol, RI




This song is called the Bristol Stomp by the Dovalls. It is from the late 1950's and was originally written for Bristol Pennsylvania.

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Someone Talented

Bristol, RI--

Lauren Ferri talking about her talent as a lacrosse player.




Our assignment for this week was to create a video on someone who has a talent. I asked Lauren questions about her playing lacrosse and shot some B-Roll of her playing with another teammate. Enjoy!

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Bristol Animal Shelter

Bristol, RI--
Shannon McNally reports on the schools effort to help pass the 2 million dollar bond for a new animal shelter.



As you can see in this video the images of the current shelter, show the awful living conditions these animals have to be in. Even if you are not part of the class which is helping with fundraising, you can still have an impact. VOTE FOR #3 ON NOVEMBER 4TH!!!!!!!!! These animals need your help!

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Project Managment Class

Bristol, RI-- Project Management
Kristina Guttuso reports on the Project Management class which is now being offered at Roger Williams University.



This video is about the Project Management class that is offered here at Roger Williams University. Roger Williams is the only undergraduate program school which offers a class like this. In this video is the professor of the class, and two students who are involved in the class.


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Report on Construction Accident

Bristol, RI._ Kristina Guttuso reports on a beam falling from a crane on the construction site at Roger Williams University. (THIS IS A FICTIONAL REPORT!!!)



For our first report as a team we were sent out to develop a news story based on the fictional story of a beam falling from a crane. There is currently construction on the Roger Williams University campus and this is real footage, however the story itself is fake.

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Editing, Day 2

Today in class we continued our editing process from last week when Kristina reported. Unfortunately, Libby's hardwork editing was lost so we had to start over. Libby is getting more familiar with Final Cut Pro, (thankfully, Kristina and I will be able to take a backseat because we are helpless with the program!) It should be funny to see how Kristina's reporting skills turn out because she claims it is one of her worst skills.

We're also throwing ideas around for our next assignment. Stayed tuned for more updates on how the story turns out and possibly some behind the scenes footage!

- Shannon

Why am I interested in Digitial Journalism???

Last semester I studied abroad in Florence, Italy and I took a photography class. I wasn't sure how the class would go for me and had a lot of trouble with it at the beginning of the semester but by the end I was absolutely loving it! It opened me up to a whole new artistic realm but it also made me think about applying something I never thought I would use again to my Communications major here at Roger Williams.

I had already taken a class with Professor Scully during the fall semester of my junior year and it turned out to be one of my favorite classes. The topic, law and ethics of communications was really interesting to me, so when I saw he would be teaching a special topics class this semester, I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to try something new.

So far, the electronic portion of the class (using a camera, final cut-pro, and even blogging) have been a bit challenging for me but I think I'm getting it. I'm really excited, though, that this class allows each of us to use our strengths to benefit our group work and the videos or news stories we publish. I'm definitely not savvy enough to be our camera man or editor and I'm not thrilled being in front of a camera so Libby and Shannon are reallyyyyy important to our team but I find myself to be a pretty good planner and organizer so I'm excited to see how producing goes for me! We'll see from here..

-Kristina

Canon Vixa HG-10

I have only used the Canon Vixa HG-10 once, but so far I love this camera! It was easy to shoot footage with and so far has been very easy to upload onto the computer for editing. It is nice how small it is also, makes it much easier to move around and get footage.

- Libby